AUSTRALIAN NEWS VICTORIA.

West Coast Times, Issue 7785, 26 August 1890, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS VICTORIA.

Mrs V\ harton, aged €0, a poultry buyer, was returning in a buepy to Port Fairy, when she was nut by a vehicle carrying poles, one of which protrudiug caugbt the buggy wheels. She pot down to extricate it aud the drirer of the cart did the same. He thea criminally assaulted her, tbe woman fighting strenuously to protect herself. She died as the result of tbe outrage. A man named Thomas Pernberthy, wbo is accused of the crime was arrested but sbe could not identify him. The police, however, have obtained strong circumstantial evidence against him. Messrs C. J. and T. Ham have sold to tbe Trustees, Kxecutors, and Agency Com pany, Limited, a frontage of 38ft 4in to Collins street by a depth of 83ft along Bank-place to a right'of-way at the rear with an old brick and stone building for £50,000. At a mass meeting of the Tinsmith's Society, it was decided that a deputation from the society visit tbe employers to endeavor to arrive ut a settlement of the dispute respecting wages. It is expected that a number of men will be thrown out of employment. At a meeting of the Victorian Millers and Flour Agents' Association it was decided that a higher price must be charged for flour. A charwoman engaged in clewing the Gaiety Hall, attached to the Palace Hotel, found the scenery on tbe atage in flamoß. The fire was soon extinguished. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. A petition and declaration v»llh regard to the introduction of the Commercial Bank Bill were lodged with the Parliamentary authorities, and ike petition is to be presented to the House. Mr Homburg has charge of the bill, which provides for the sale, disposal, or distribution by the official liquidators, or by ibe contributories of the Commercial Bank of South Australia, of the residue of the real and personal estate or interest therein of the bank, aud thatitsballbe exempt from tbe provisions of the Lottery Gaming Act, 1879. At a meeting of the contributories and creditors of the Commercial Bank, in l'qudation, the foUowiDg rix gentlemen — viz., Messrs A, Adamson, gen., E. Sawtell, G. Scarfe, Wadey, Nooh and J, Hill— were appointed a committee to represent tbe shareholders as to the interest to be paid. It was decided to petition the Supreme Court for liberty to forward appeals to tbe creditors in regard to their claims for interest. The gentlemen appointed at the prevous meeting were empowered to act as a vigilence committee in the interest of the share holders. TASMANIA. The consolidated revenue for July was £59,205 and increase of £8578 on the conespodning month of last year. The total increase for seven monthß is £35,279. QUEENSLAND. The Wanganui brought to Cooktown 16 passengers and 4OOozs of gold from the Louisiad poldfielda. The blacks are very nggreßsive through* out tbe Couki own district, one squatter having lost 500 cattle in tw» yearo. In reference to the proposed Meat Com, pany; Mr M. L. A., vires from TownßVille that he has just completed a most successful trip tnrough tlie North and We"' country. The feeling in favor of the new Meatafreezing < 'otnpany is now unanimous, aid persons of all elapses are applying for shares. Canvassing committees have been appointed in every town aod district. A portion of property in Quoen-Btreet was offered at auction, but was wi'hdrawn, the highest bid being £625 per foot. A Bowen telegram states that three tpns of t-tone irom Normanby are being treated at Footecray. An offer haH been by a Ballarat syndicate to purchase tbe mine. The Marine Board at Thursday Island held an inquiry into the grounding of the steamer Chanusha nenrßowen. The Board found that the captain had taken all tbe necessary precautions during the fo<s, but he poesesed old charts which were not correct. The find ing blames no one for the mishap. The revenue for the month of July amounted to £306,473, being anjncrease of £47,325 as compared with July last year. The principal increase is ia the Ousto-nF.viz., £34,000.